Largest magazine: Visionaire's 'Larger than Life' issue sets world record (Video)

NEW YORK, NY, USA -- An oil-drenched Lady Gaga appears in her mermaid form on Visionaire's "Larger Than Life" issue; the Deluxe Edition, at 57.48 x 79 inches, sets the new world record for the Largest magazine, according to World Record Academy (www.worldrecordacademy.com). Photo: Lady Gaga latest incarnation is as a mermaid for the cover of Visionaire's 'larger than life' issue, the largest magazine ever published.
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The previous Guinness world record for the largest single edition of a magazine was set by Norwegian travel magazine ZINE travel, which measured 201 cm (6 ft 7 in) wide by 270 (8 ft 10 in) tall.

Guinness World Records also recognized the world record for the Oldest magic magazine, set by Abracadabra, first published on 2 February 1946 in Birmingham, UK.

Lady Gaga can be seen in her latest incarnation as a mermaid on the cover of Visionaire's "larger than life" issue.

Says the publication, "Visionaire broke the Guinness World Record for the largest magazine with LARGER THAN LIFE at 36 x 49.48 inches. Then we shattered our own record with a Deluxe Edition at 57.48 x 79 inches."

At seven-feet tall, Visionaire' s latest issue is the largest magazine ever published, and was launched in New York.

The magazine, which was founded in 1991, chose an arresting image of Gaga as an oil-covered mermaid, shot by Inez van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin.

There is also an image of Karl Lagerfeld, as voyeur, wandering around a stage of out-sized legs and bottoms. (enlarge photo)